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By Rebekah Curtis People dumped from finance jobs who hope to find employment in the voluntary sector may have to reconsider, because as Britain slips into recession, ailing charities are struggling to

By Chris Buckley (Reuters) The public cheeriness that usually accompanies summits between China and the European Union is on ice this year after Beijing called off the annual meeting, exposing rifts that

By Sinead Cruise (Reuters) Real estate used to be the ultimate all-weather asset class, with low correlation to volatile stocks and unexciting bonds. But in today's debt-starved market, property is not the

By Neil Chatterjee and Kevin Lim Wealthy Indians living overseas were shocked by the latest attacks on the country's financial capital, but still see their home country as a good place to

By Andrew Stern (Reuters) The next government stimulus effort is likely to target America's crumbling infrastructure, and experts say the funding is sorely needed with bulldozers ready to roll on scores of

(Reuters) More than a third of Britons blame the U.S. for the financial crisis and economic downturn, according to a survey, and three-quarters say they have little or no faith in banks.

By Edmund Blair (Reuters) Iran's government risks a squeeze on spending next year, when President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to seek re-election, unless oil prices bounce back to around $80 a barrel.

By Laurence Fletcher (Reuters) Stock markets may remain stagnant and trade sideways for over 15 years, according to hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry, who believes many large mutual fund firms could disappear

By Brett Young (Reuters) On a quiet Sunday in the "Lazy Town" warehouse, the man many of the world's children know as Sportacus was working up some optimism for Iceland. "The Icelandic

By Jim Finkle and Scott Malone (Reuters) Wall Street's pain is rippling through U.S. small businesses, as bankers who once pulled in million-dollar bonuses lose their jobs and cut back spending on